top of the agenda, the fiscal cliff. 38 days and counting. in fact, that's how long we have until the country hits the so called fiscal cliff when automatic spending cuts go into effect. it is main focus in washington. maria cardona and amy holmes are back with me now to talk about this. saxby chambliss lashed out at grover nordqvist. nordqvist and his group are the ones that pushed that no new taxes pledge signed bay majority of republicans in congress. here's what chambliss says. i care more about my country than i do a 20-year-old pledge. he's willing to let the political consequences take care of themselves. raising taxes has been at the center of the fiscal cliff dispute. democrats demanding it. republicans saying no way. so amy, is this a sizable crack in the republican armor? >> we are seeing that the two sides are going to need to negotiate if we don't go over the fiscal cliff. i would point out that patty murray, a democratic senator from washington state says we should go over it, certainly in contrast to the rest of her party. so i